This reference will help users understand the people of Colonial America with 60 full-length biographical sketches of both well-known figures and lesser-known figures. Many of the entries contain short biographies of people who are in some way connected with the main biographee. Also included are sidebars of related information; a Further Research section; a Words to Know section; a cumulative subject index; and approximately 120 photographs.PIM31-MAY-1801